Bloor Street Culture Corridor
The Bloor St. Culture Corridor (BCC), is a cultural district located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Similar to a business improvement district, the BCC comprises more than a dozen arts organizations along a 1 mile (1.6 km) stretch of Bloor Street West, between Bathurst and Bay Street.[1] The group spans French, Japanese, Italian and aboriginal languages, encompass a range of visual art and music and include three museums: the Royal Ontario Museum, the Gardiner Museum and the Bata Shoe Museum.[2]
Officially launched in April 2014, the collective shares a web site, social media and a mobile app to promote exhibitions at its member institutions. The group is working as a cultural destination like New York City's Museum Mile or Montreal's Quartier des spectacles.[2] The institutions have an annual attendance estimated at over three million people per year.[3]
Members
Member institutions in the corridor are:[4]
- Alliance Francaise de Toronto
- Bata Shoe Museum
- Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
- Gardiner Museum
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura
- The Japan Foundation, Toronto
- Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
- The Native Canadian Centre of Toronto
- The Royal Conservatory of Music
- Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
- Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir
- Talisker Players
- The Toronto Consort
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Music
Associated institutions, which are nearby or within the district, include the 918 Bathurst Cultural Centre, the Museum of Estonians Abroad and the Toronto Reference Library.[5]
References
- ↑ "Bloor St. Culture Corridor: About". Bloor St. Culture Corridor. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- 1 2 Eastwood, Joel (27 March 2014). "Twelve Bloor St. arts institutions form new 'Culture Corridor'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Skinner, Justin (3 April 2014). "Bloor Street is now a 'culture corridor'". InsideToronto.com (Metroland). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "Bloor St. Culture Corridor: Culture Destinations". Bloor St. Culture Corridor. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "Cultural Associates". Bloor Street Cultural Corridor. Retrieved September 29, 2015.